Navneet Bhangra said: "Shocking to see this, Reading will go downhill because of him."

Matt Rodda (Image: Get Reading)

A tweet from Save Our Edge, a campaign group set up to help save Chiltern Edge School , said: "#saveouredge wld like to send sincere commiserations to @RobWilson_RDG We thank him for all his efforts & hard work in trying to save CE sch"

Pauline Conway said: "I'm not in your ward but you cared about Chiltern Edge and whatever my politics you were a good guy."

"At least he had a vision"

A tweet from Cavershambolic said: "I have no idea what @MattRodda stands for or wants for #rdguk you might not have liked @theresa_may but at least @RobWilson_RDG had a vision"